The Finance committee will be meeting tomorrow night at about 6:00 and the 3rd agenda item is the forcast for the coming year. In short, I expect it to be unpleasant. The trends of the larger economy effect us right here in river city. I’d look for a lot of turmoil at City hall shortly and a nearly flat budget in the coming year but all of that is subject to change depending on how dire the situation gets. I would like to maintain everything we have going but I’m terribly worried about this year and next so we will see what happens….
If you want to stop by, we’d be happy to see you on the 2nd floor of City hall tomorrow night.
September 17, 2008 at 10:47 am
Will the Manassas Next stuff be cut?
September 17, 2008 at 11:39 am
I think it’s very important for Manassas to maintain the well-earned momentum of Manassas Next so that Manassas is well-positioned to compete with other areas when things pick up.
To be sure, when things are bad we probably even need to try harder to compete. To the extent that the economy is causing businesses to retrench, now is the time for us to ensure that businesses located here stay here, and that businesses and people seeking to retrench choose to locate here rather than elsewhere. So, at least in my opinion, Manassas Next — already important — is now even more important than before.
September 17, 2008 at 1:36 pm
It is far too early to tell. Maybe know more tonight.